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You have landed yourself in the best place to find a diverse, friendly community of Simmers of story-writers, established in 2005!
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Here are all of the steps you should follow to become the most popular Simmer in school!
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Before you post anything, make sure to read the Rules! Read them carefully to ensure that we're all on the same page here.
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Alright, as I was saying, you'll first want to post in the Introductions section. Just make a new topic by pressing the aptly named "New Topic" button towards the upper-left, type a little something about yourself, and allow the love of Boolprop to flow into your heart!
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Now, if you so dare, venture into the User Control Panel! This can be found underneath the "Board Index" button at the top-left of the page.
Click the "Profile" tab, and you'll see a few places where you can share information about yourself!
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In here you can enter your Birthday! On your special day, the mods will award you this medal: (Ah, medals... we'll get to those later.)
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- Update your topic!!! As you create new chapters, use the "Edit" button on the top-right of your first post to add the new links. You should also edit your topic's title as needed.
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After a streak of futility rivaling that of the Chicago Cubs, state politicos across the country appear to be finally getting the message about the constitutionality of legislation seeking to restrict the sale of violent video games. Already this year, three attempts to pass such legislation have either failed outright or been put on hold, as lawmakers appear to be increasingly cognizant of the constitutional issues.
A tale of three states
Mississippi State Senator Gray Tollison (D) introduced legislation in January calling for fines to be assessed to retailers selling M- and AO-rated games to minors, $100 for a first offense and $500 for subsequent offenses. It was a rerun of a bill introduced during 2006 and like its predecessor, it died in committee.
In Utah, State Representative Scott Wyatt (R) teamed up with video game violence pundit Jack Thompson to craft HB50. Modeled along the lines of an unconstitutional Louisiana law crafted with Thompson's help, Rep. Wyatt's bill would have modified the Utah Criminal Code to lump "inappropriate violence" in with sexual content in a list of materials harmful to minors, thereby prohibiting the sale of violent games to minors. Just as the Louisiana law did, HB50 drew on the Miller Test for obscenity to describe depictions of violence inappropriate to minors.
After the Utah bill was introduced, members of the House Public Utilities and Technology Committee voiced their unease with the bill's language and noted the fate that had befallen other bills. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff also expressed concerns about the bill's constitutionality, saying that it would be difficult to defend in court.
HB50 ultimately failed to emerge from committee, and Rep. Wyatt decided instead to pursue a resolution that would call upon the Utah Attorney General to "actively join in the defense of statutes enacted by other states which are... designed to prohibit the distribution or exhibition of overly violent video games to minors" and "monitor the ongoing development" of other, similar laws across the nation.
Most recently, an Indiana bill cosponsored by State Senators Vi Simpson (D) and David Ford (R) was introduced that would result in $1,000 fines for retailers selling violent or sexually-explicit video games to minors. After some choice violent scenes from a couple of video games were shown to the Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee, it voted by a 5-2 margin on Monday to send the bill to the full Senate for consideration.
Sen. Simpson, who describes herself as a strong First Amendment advocate as well as an "avid video gamer," said that she was troubled by her 8-year-old grandson's being able to purchase an M-rated game at an unnamed retailer. That troubling incident apparently caused her to put her First Amendment advocacy to the side long enough to introduce the bill. Soon thereafter, both senators realized that the bill faced some serious First Amendment issues. As a result, the state Senate decided yesterday to send the bill to a study committee in hopes that they could recraft the bill to survive the inevitable legal challenge.
The end of the road?
A couple of years ago, all three of those bills would have likely sailed through both chambers of the state legislature. The governors would have then solemnly signed them into law, noting how the state's children would now be protected from the scourge of violent video games.
Now, state lawmakers are more cognizant of the constitutionality issues at stake. The judicial landscape is littered with the charred husks of laws passed by Illinois, Washington, Michigan, California, Louisiana, and others. All of them tried in some way or another to regulate the sale of violent video games to children, and all of them were struck down on First Amendment grounds.
Fighting the inevitable lawsuits gets expensive, too. In addition to the state resources that must be devoted to fighting for the laws in court, there is the prospect of being stuck with attorneys' fees for the Entertainment Software Association. The ESA has attempted to recover attorneys' fees in almost all of the cases it has fought, with great success. Most notably, the state of Illinois was ordered to pay over $500,000 in fees to the ESA, an order the state initially ignored. The administration of Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich was ultimately hauled into court in late 2006 to explain to the judge how and when it intended to pay the ESA's legal bills, an event that was reported on the front page of newspapers across the state.
Politicians have learned from the Illinois legal fee debacle. Court costs were a factor in Rep. Wyatt's decision to go for a resolution rather than a law, as he told the Deseret News that the $500,000 legal bills faced by other states were a source of concern for him.
Are we nearing the end of the road for video game legislation at the state level? Although violent video games remain a hot-button topic, recent developments are encouraging. Minnesota is bucking the tide by appealing a federal court's decision to strike down its video game law, but the majority of states have put the brakes on video game legislation. Even legislative study groups like the one in Indiana will be forced to realize that it is difficultif not impossibleto avoid First Amendment concerns when it comes to regulating the sale of violent video games.
At the federal level, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) reintroduced the Truth in Ratings Act last week. That bill would force changes in the video game ratings system, and may even set up an independent review board to handle game ratings. As written, the Act would be sure to draw a court challenge from the ESA, as it suffers from some of the same First Amendment-related defects as the other bills.

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The EIT (Event Information Table) is extra data that is broadcast with a television signal, much like Closed Caption Text in the VBI stream. EIT provides program data for the current show and future shows which can be then used to view on-screen program information, such as title, length, description and more. This can also be gathered to build a program guide for current and future shows on all your available channels. MythTV uses an Electronic Program Guide, or EPG. Most cable and satellite services do. Even many modern digital televisions can have a program guide by gathering and storing EIT.
EIT is typically available over digital television signals, either terrestrial, cable or satellite. With terrestrial signals, each channel provides it's own EIT. Information is usually only available for the upcoming 24 hours. With satellite, the EIT is broadcast on it's own stream, or an Aggregate Event Information Table (AEIT), and contains information for all the channels broadcasted, and can provide scheduling information for more than a week.
It seems that for some people EIT only works when channels have been scanned by MythTV (this has been reported to have been necessary by a DVB-T user in the UK and a DVB-C user in the Netherlands). Importing channels.conf doesn't provide enough information for MythTV to use EIT.
Howto Enable EIT Scanning
- In mythtv-setup Video Sources=>your EPG source, check the box "Perform EIT Scan".
- In MythWeb Settings=>Channel Info, tick the "useonairguide" box for each Channel you want to scan for EIT data. Sometimes, EIT data is retrieved even when "useonairguide" is not checked.
Importing channels via channels.conf?: EIT will only work for channels picked up via a Full Scan, not those imported via channels.conf [1]
Note for Australian DVB-T users: Australian TV stations have recently started broadcasting up to 7 days of EIT information, therefore when using this data with MythTV an additional EPG source is not required. Often a generic title such as "SPECIAL EVENT" or "AFTERNOON MOVIE." is utilised with more information in the Subtitle or Description. For more information see Australian_TV_Listings.
Tip: If EIT does not appear to show in the OSD, you can try to enable EIT in MythTV 0.20 (assuming EIT is compiled in mythtv) using a channels.conf created from a program such as 'scan' (dvb-utils). Import channels.conf into mythtv-setup, then delete the channels. This will have populated MythTV with the correct transports for your transmitter/transponder (sometimes MythTV cannot find the transports on it's own). Now let MythTV do a full scan using the existing transports. You should now have EIT showing in MythTV. Users of DVB-T (Freeview) in UK will now have the next seven days of listings available (it may take some time for the listings to build up as the EIT is scanned). Sometimes even scanning the channels with MythTV does not help to show EIT (Problem verified in Germany with DVB-C and small regional provider, MythTV 0.23 and 0.24). Check your transponders if they have a transport id (tid) and network id (nid) (perhaps by looking in table dtv_multiplex; there should be no NULL value in the table). I solved the problem of no EIT by googling for Transport IDs from Astra satellites(it seems my cable provider directly feeds in Astra transponders) and writing them to the database.
Tip: If EIT does not appear and you have the Provider KABSI (Code: 222) in Austria follow this link -> http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/9592. This worked for me after searching for a long Time.
Tip: In the U.S. some digital stations may not appear in the program guide even though they are broadcasting program information. This may be due to a "hidden guide" bit that is transmitted by the stations. To see if this is the case run mythbackend with the --verbose important,general,eit option. After some time passes check the output or check /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log for "is hidden in guide" output. One way to get the data to be included in the EPG is to "hack" the atscstreamdata.cpp file in libmythtv/mpeg/. Delete the code below from atscstreamdata.cpp and then reinstall mythtv from source.
if (vct->IsHiddenInGuide(i)) { VERBOSE(VB_EIT, QString("%1 chan %2-%3 is hidden in guide") .arg(vct->ModulationMode(i) == 1 ? "NTSC" : "ATSC") .arg(vct->MajorChannel(i)) .arg(vct->MinorChannel(i))); continue; }
Although eit over the air is not as extensive as with Schedules Direct, it is free. Note: one should almost never enable EIT when using Schedules Direct in the U.S. The (bad) EIT data provided by most providers will stomp all over the (good) Schedules Direct data.
Tip: Radio on Freeview Terrestrial UK: tv_grab_uk_rt / xmltv does not provide radio program information. You have to use EIT data from the air for radio programs. Set up the video source for TV grabber as normal and ensure Perform EIT Scan is set. Then edit each radio channel to use EIT (easiest done with mythweb if you have it: mythweb/settings/tv/channels - check useonairguide for each radio channel) Lastly, make sure your capture cards are enabled for eit scanning through mythtv-setup->capture cards or set field dvb_eitscan in table capturecard with sql.


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What Is Pinkeye?
Pinkeye is a common name for conjunctivitis, a condition that causes inflammation and redness of the membranes inside the eyes. Viruses, bacterial infections, allergies, or chemical agents can cause pinkeye. Sometimes it is the result of a chronic medical condition. Most commonly, a virus or bacterial infection causes pinkeye.
Is Pinkeye Contagious?
Infectious forms of pinkeye are highly contagious. It is easily transmitted among humans by contact with an infected person or objects that are shared with an infected person. Coughing and sneezing are other possible routes of spread. Children with pinkeye will need to stay home from school or daycare for a short period of time. Pinkeye due to allergic reactions or contact with chemical agents is not contagious.
Symptom: Eye Redness
The hallmark sign of pinkeye is redness of the eye. Pinkeye is very common and rarely causes long-term problems or vision damage.
Symptom: Swollen, Red Eyelids
Infections that cause of pinkeye usually start first in one eye and then spread to the other eye within a few days. Allergic reactions usually involve both eyes right away. Swelling of the eyelids may be seen; this is particularly common with bacterial infections and allergies.
Symptom: Lots of Tearing
Increased production of tears (watery eyes) is common in viral and allergic pinkeye.
Symptom: Itchy or Burning Eyes
Other symptoms of pinkeye include itching and burning of the eyes.
Symptom: Drainage From the Eyes
Watery eyes are common with viral and allergic pinkeye. When the eye drains greenish-yellow fluid as seen here, this is most likely to be caused by bacterial pinkeye.
Symptom: Crusty Eyelids
Sometimes people with pinkeye awaken in the morning with their eyes "stuck shut" due to discharge that is produced during sleep.
Symptom: Sensitivity to Light
Mild sensitivity to light can accompany pinkeye. But severe pain, severe sensitivity to light, and vision changes are all signs that the infection may have spread beyond the conjunctiva. These symptoms should prompt a visit to the doctor for an examination.
Symptom: Foreign Feeling in the Eye
Sometimes pinkeye can feel like there is something in your eye, or a feeling of sand in the eye. Children with pinkeye may describe their symptoms this way.
Diagnosing Pinkeye
Pinkeye can often be diagnosed simply by observing the typical symptoms and signs. In some cases, the doctor will examine the eye with a slit lamp instrument, as shown here. Samples of discharge from the eyes may be taken and sent to a lab to identify the infection in some cases.
When Pinkeye Means Something More
Chronic pinkeye can signal the presence of an underlying medical disease. These are most commonly rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Pinkeye can also be associated with Kawasaki disease (an uncommon disease that causes fever in infants and young children) and inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Pinkeye Treatment
Antibiotics, in the form of eyedrops, pills, or ointment, are the recommended treatment for bacterial pinkeye. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections and there is no specific treatment. The viral infection typically lasts for four to seven days. Treatment of allergies can help improve symptoms of allergic pinkeye. Chemical pinkeye should be treated immediately by a doctor after washing the affected eye for five minutes.
Relieving Symptoms
Cold or warm compresses applied to the eyes can help clear the discharge associated with viral or bacterial pinkeye. Use a different washcloth for each eye, and use clean washcloths each time you wash. Wiping from the inside to the outside of the eye area is the best way to clean the eyes.
How Long Is Pinkeye Contagious?
If symptoms have improved, you can usually go back to school or work 24 hours after starting antibiotics for bacterial pinkeye. Viral pinkeye is different, and you can spread the condition as long as you have symptoms. Your doctor can tell you when it is safe to return to work or school.
Pinkeye Prevention
Always wash your hands well and frequently if you or your child has pinkeye, and try not to touch the eye area. Wash hands after applying medications to the eyes. To avoid spreading the infection, do not share towels or other products, change linens and towels daily, disinfect surfaces like countertops and doorknobs, and throw away tissues after each use. If you use makeup, throw away any makeup that you used on the eye area while infected.
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis) Symptoms, Causes, Treatments
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Peaceful Music
Enjoy peaceful classical music while you read, or perhaps while you do other things...
Contact Report 611 extract.
Not only with us Plejaren, but also with the human beings of Earth, the might of the music has been known since ancient times, particularly with terrestrial peoples in the ancient advanced civilisations, who knew that the might of good, positive music helped civilisations to boom, while, in turn, negative, bad music sealed their downfall. Primarily, great philosophers knew about the might of the music and its influence on the society, this both in relation to the rise and also to the downfall of civilisations. [continue reading]
However, they also knew about the might of harmonious, good and positive music, through which the intelligence could be promoted and the psyche refined, or that through disharmonious-negative-bad music much terribleness had been wrought, to which entire advanced civilisations fell victim. However, they also knew that in the brain of the human being, under certain circumstances, music calls forth frequencies similar to hypnosis, and indeed both in the good and positive as well as in the evil and negative. The human beings of the ancient advanced civilisations were clearly aware that through good, harmonious and positive music, the human ability to learn increases enormously and also the character as well as the good and positive modes of behaviour become refined. For the human being, music is one of the most important factors of life regarding the formation of his/her thoughts, feelings and the psyche, because it imparts to him/her a value-consciousness, but unfortunately, not only in the good and positive, but also in the evil, negative and bad. If the value and the might of the harmonious music are set highly, then the human being also feels uplifted and feels impulsations of equalisedness, love, peace and freedom in himself/herself, whereby in the same wise also his/her morals and modes of behaviour are equally formed. However, if the music is disharmonious, inferior to completely valueless, then the human being becomes pressed down by aggressiveness and unequalisedness and finds no access to real love, to true peace and open freedom, nor to a valueful moral state, nor to corresponding modes of behaviour. And on Earth today, exactly this evil, negative and bad form prevails among countless human beings of Earth of all ages because they are ensnared by the might of this malicious and disharmonious music, which, since the 1980s, has been deemed to be 'modern' and transfixes all those human beings of Earth who in themselves are aggressive, unequalised, unhappy, unorderly, abusively negative, unsatisfied, often conscienceless, rebellious, even malicious and irrational. The human beings of Earth should therefore follow the example of a child, because as long as they are not influenced in a bad wise by evil, disharmonious, negative and bad music, they are open to good, harmonious and positive music. Thus, if the child is observed, then it is to be said with respect to this, that the child, at least as long as he/she comes in contact with normal, good, harmonious and positive music, is better able to perceive certain nuances in the communication, and indeed fully independently of whether he/she can enjoy any good music lessons or not. This indicates that through the music, the child can learn to pursue his/her own thoughts, feelings and emotions, and is able to sense whether or not everything is right with other human beings through the sound of their voices. However, the world of music and its tones enables not only the child, but also the adult human being to better understand his/her surroundings and to communicate with fellow human beings. Among us Plejaren, for millennia it has no longer been a secret how much music promotes the development of the human being in many areas, also cognitive, mental, emotional and social capabilities.
Source: FIGU-Landesgruppe Australia article Effects of Good and Bad music (external) - a lengthy page with a collection of contact reports translated to English which are relevant and related to music.
List of best music artists
Search for any of these names on the internet for their music.
ClassicFM (External website) - Classical and traditional music live radio.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart[1] - Romanze: Andante (Youtube external link)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata. Op 27. (Youtube external link)
Richard Wagner
Joseph Haydn
Johannes Brahms
Franz Schubert - Serenata (Serenade) D.957 (Youtube external link)
Robert Schumann
Georg Friedrich Händel
Piotr Illitch Tchaïkovsky - Waltz of the flowers (Youtube external link)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy[2] - Spring Song (Youtube external link)
Antonín Dvořák
Franz Liszt
Frédéric Chopin - Spring Waltz (Youtube external link)
Igor Stravinsky
Giuseppe Verdi
Gustav Mahler
Sergej S. Prokofiew
Dmitri Shostakovich - The Second Waltz. Op 99. (Youtube external link)
Richard Strauss
Hector Berlioz
Claude Debussy - Arabesque. No 1 & No 2. (Harp) (Youtube external link)
Giacomo Puccini
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Anton Bruckner
List of symphony orchestra music
ClassicFM (External website) - Classical and traditional music live radio.
John Wilson Orchestra - Rhapsody in blue, BBC Proms 2016 (Youtube external link)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Schönbrunn Concert 2018 (Youtube external link)
Ravel - Bolero, BBC Proms 2014 (Youtube external link)
BBC Proms 2010 Royal Albert Hall, Orchestra Cinema (Youtube external link)
BBC Proms 2007 Royal Albert Hall, Anna Netrebko Joshua Bell J. Bellochlavec (Youtube external link)
Concert du Nouvel An 2012, Soirée de Gala, Réveillon autour de Verdi (Youtube external link)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gala from Salzburg, Austria (Youtube external link)
Maria Callas Opera Arias: La Traviata, Norma, Madama Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor (Youtube external link)
Blossoms on a Moonlit River in Spring (华韵群芳《春江花月夜》) Central Chinese Orchestra (Youtube external link)
Joe Hisaishi (25 years concert) Budokan Arena, Tokyo, Japan (Youtube external link)
The unofficial soundtrack to Billy Meiers 23 pages included in Contact Report 251 - the epic of Nokodemion; begins at 11m 29sec
Ludovico Einaudi, Royal Albert Hall 2010 (Youtube external link)
BBC Proms 2011 Benjamin Grosvenor plays Britten's Piano Concerto (Youtube external link)
BBC Proms 2017, Last Night of the Proms, Royal Albert Hall (Youtube external link)
Hans Zimmer - Time, Live in Prague, Orchestra (Youtube external link)
Antony Hermus, Hans Zimmer Interstellar suite - Danish national symphony orchestra (Youtube external link)
Concert Netrebko 2011, Kaufmann, Schrott, Armiliato, Orchestra (Youtube external link)
Ronan Hardiman - Celtic dream (lord of the dance) Irish music (Youtube external link)
List of examples of other styles of peaceful music
Richard Rodgers - Edelweiss (YouTube external link)
David Lewis Luong - Isle of Aloha (YouTube external link)
Oceanlab - Miracle (YouTube external link)
RelaxDaily - No089 (YouTube external link)
Above and Beyond - Good For Me (Youtube external link)
Katie Melua - I Will Be There (YouTube external link)
Keiko Matsui - Tears Of The Ocean (Youtube external link)
Kitaro - Journey (Youtube external link)
文章。- 古月照今塵 (Youtube external link)
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Sea Dreamer (Feat Sting) (Youtube external link)
Llewelyn - The Healing Mists (Youtube external link)
Yanni - Guilty Pleasure (Youtube external link)
Morcheeba - Riverbed (Youtube external link)
Fenomenon - Pacific Memories (Youtube external link)
Zero 7 - The Space Between (Youtube external link)
Gustavo Santaolalla - Motorcycle diaries (From Usuahia to Quiaca) (Youtube external link)
Andreas Vollenweider - The woman and the stone (Youtube external link)
Kenny Simeone - Southern Style Smokey Mountains (Youtube external link)
Kinobe - Heartstring (Youtube external link)
Blue Solar - Believe In Me (YouTube external link)
Mark Isham - In A Silent Way (Milestones) (Youtube external link)
Vangelis - Ask The Mountains (Youtube external link)
The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun (Youtube external link)
Patrick Swayze - She's Like The Wind ft. Wendy Fraser (Youtube external link)
Sade - By Your Side (Youtube external link)
George Michael - To Be Forgiven (Youtube external link)
The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (Youtube external link)
Peabo Bryson - Can You Stop The Rain (Youtube external link)
Coldplay - High Speed (Youtube external link)
Above and Beyond - Acoustic Full Concert (YouTube external link)
Unknown artist - Unknown song (Relaxing waterfall guitar music) (Youtube external link)
Disharmonious music
au.figu.org: Effects of Good and Bad music (external)
BBC Proms: Anna Meredith: Five Telegrams - Sender & Receiver (Youtube external link) III:Redaction (12mins 0seconds)
Suggestions on where and when to listen
Most countries have a national or regional classical radio station of their own if you check, a radio tends to be enough or it can be streamed from the internet.
In the home: It's been suggested that a radio playing classical music, works particularly well in a family or communal kitchen area, the SSSC sometimes tune the kitchen radio to it. Preparing the food, eating, tidying away, having conversations in the kitchen with it playing, if the kitchen doubles as a meeting area too etc. Another place it's been suggested works well is in the bathroom, if it's a shared family bathroom just leaving it on like in the kitchen quietly, and for during the bath itself, shaving and grooming at the mirror, it doesn't work for shower rooms.
In a car: It's been suggested that classical music works well in a vehicle and while driving, with passengers especially when with younger passengers and in most scenarios. It may also be dangerous and cause a nasty accident if it requires too much concentration, so it's not the ideal place to really enjoy the music for the driver, but as a sound beyond the intense concentration necessary for driving it can be calming.
On public transport: Through headphones, but never too loudly.
In a public area: Cafe, restaurant, hotel lobby, reception area, offices of most kinds, surgery/hospital/dentist, museum, exhibition space, elevator/lift, in a media presentation etc. The various properties of the music may cause all sorts of good effects such as; calm generally, better care of the facilities, increased shopper spending, revisiting tourists, good reviews, less complaints, increased productivity, better more rational decisions, more generative exchanges etc., many different good qualities that any manager and boss could be made aware of if they're not already and most are aware of the might of quality harmonic music.
At a live performance: As a one-off attendance to a dedicated event with a live orchestra, most cities and many towns have these events through out the year.
It's not just classical music, there are many genres and subgenres and styles that hold similar values, there is also meditation, new age music, romance and love songs, acoustic, smooth jazz, Asian genres, Traditional music and others that have various generative properties which promote all kinds of pleasant things.
It's also been suggested that governments and governmental leaderships, were they to promote this music nationally as part of a national campaign, it's an incredibly cheap cost effective way of very quickly increasing a nations wealth.
It is said that 432hz is particularly harmonic.[citation needed]
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May 30, 2018
The Value of Homeowners Insurance Can't Be Overstated
Posted in Property Management by John Trupin
In addition to providing shelter and comfort, our home is often our single greatest asset. It's important that we protect that precious investment. Most homeowners realize the importance of homeowners insurance in safeguarding the value of a home. However, they may not know is that about 2/3rds of all homeowners are under-insured. According to a national survey, the average homeowner only...
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May 28, 2018
Understanding the Modern Home
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Sleek design, open floor plans, and great natural lighting are all appealing characteristics of modern architecture. Over the years, modern design concepts in home building have become more popular, as is the resurgence of interest in modern real estate. More companies, like 360 modern, are specializing in modern properties. Modern homes vary greatly in style; however, they have...
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May 25, 2018
Let's Make Your Memorial Day a DIY Breeze
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If you have ever had the responsibility of hosting a get-together over Memorial Day weekend, you probably know that it can be a daunting task. Between barbecuing, decorating, and general mayhem, the three-day weekend can feel like its own brand of work. To ease those stresses, we've gathered up a few of our favorite DIY Memorial Day traditions that can make everyone's lives easier.
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May 23, 2018
Three Deck Design Ideas to Get Your Yard Ready for Summer
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A delightfully warm spring in many parts of the Western U.S. has many folks brushing off their summer clothing early. While this is exciting for all who love the outdoors, public spaces like parks and beaches may be overcrowded. What better time, then, to focus on ways to maximize the space you have in your own home. There's no one ideal way to design or set up your deck, but...
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How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing
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Investing in real estate is one of the world's most venerable pathways to building wealth. When properly managed, income from renting or real estate investment trusts can provide you with the financial security to plan out the rest of your life. The conclusion is easy to envision, but knowing where to begin can be overwhelming, particularly for anyone who has never previously owned a home.
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How An Accent Wall Can Bring Everything Together
Posted in Living by John Trupin
An accent wall is an emphasized wall in a room that has been designed to attract attention from adjacent walls. The simplest (and cheapest) option to go about an accent wall is by means of paint, though some may opt for wallpaper or tile. Homes with accent walls add a surprise element to a room and define an area of space that deserves attention.
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Start Moving in the Right Direction
Posted in Living by John Trupin
Moving is stressful, whether it is across town or cross-country. Once you've closed on your house, the reality of packing, moving, and setting up a new home can become overwhelming. While no list can make a move "stress-free", planning ahead and staying organized can help make your move a little smoother. Here is our list of tips:
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May 10, 2018
Why the Seattle Head Tax is not Progressive; it is Regressive & Bad Policy
Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
The major topic of conversation at many Seattle businesses – both large and small – is the Seattle City Council's proposal for a head tax on large companies. The city proposal is to raise $75 million annually for homeless and housing services through taxing businesses whose revenues exceed $20 million annually.
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Helping Fight Hunger in Our Communities
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Many families do not have access to food assistance programs during the summer. And the national summer meal programs reach only a small percentage of children who need help when school is not in session--around 16 percent. That is why many of our Windermere offices choose to support local non-profits that provide weekend and summer meals to children and families in need.
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Sorry but this video was nearly 18 minutes long and I didn't learn anything new about Chinese culinary arts. And I was really put off by the cliches Ms. Dunlop has chosen to repeat.
First off, emphasis on meat as the centerpiece of a meal in the West is a MODERN characteristic. It's also a growing trend in China as the middle class DEMANDS more meat. This is true in other developing nations true, with maybe the exception of India where vegetables REALLY are emphasized.
Secondly, sharing dishes family style was the COMMON way of eating in the West until a century or two ago. In Europe, this was referred to as the French Style, as opposed to Russian Style where every plate was brought out separately for every guest. EVERY culture traditionally served food in the family style, and now in China food is increasingly being served in the Western Style.
Third, if there is no such thing as "Chinese food" there is no such thing as "Western food" either. I live in the West and I've never had pot roast or apple crumble. And I fail to see the common thread between dishes as diverse as Texas BBQ brisket, Galician octupus and Romanian dolmas. I have yet to find an entire dinner party find any of them anything other than delicious.
Romantic images of cultures are very naive, especially when it comes to food. I would love to hear of a recipe for a common food that has remained unchanged for 100, 50 even 20 years. After all, Sichuan MaLa flavour can't be that ancient since chilis come from the New World...
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Thursday, December 15, 2005
Alright, as usual my daily blogging of a trip didn't work out too well. Never can can a decent connection on a hotel phone with dial-up, and certainly not going to try too many times at $.50 a try. Anyway, I have had just about a week to reflect back on the trip. It included a trip to the Hall of Fame, celebrity home tour, and 2 nights of the Opry.
I had been in Nashville in June of 2004 the last time. I could notice so much change in the City since then, and especially going this time in an off-peak tourist time. The last time was during the CMA Music Fest (Fan Fair) where Nashville comes back to its roots of a music town for the week. This time, I got to see what the city is all about these days.
Country music is not the focus of the city anymore. Music Row is still there, the Hall of Fame is still there, the Opry is still there. But the feeling I got around the city was, well, not important to them anymore. The football team and the hockey team are more important it felt. Then again, there was a football game scheduled that weekend. That's where I noticed the city's preference. The Opry, both nights, at the Rymam, I saw no police presence. No help with traffic or pedestrian control (especially with the sidewalk closed.) The football game however, even as I pulling out at 9:30am, all over the place.
Country music in Nashville certainly isn't dying, that is for sure. It is still the home of the labels and all the businesses that play a part in the industry. It is just a little harder to find it and find people that take pride in it. Maybe this is one of the many reasons country music itself is not doing as well as I think it could. Just my thoughts of course...
Beside that point, the trip was wonderful. I can't think of a better way to spend an evening than at the Grand Ole Opry. Especially in the Ryman. What an awesome feeling. Then add one of the best lineups I have ever experienced at the show performing. Jim Ed Brown, Little Jimmy Dickens, Jean Shepard, and Bill Anderson.. just to name a few. Wow, what can I possibly say about it.
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Below are six Web sites that can be used for anyone who thinks they might have a problem with sexual offending or sexual addiction (including online porn) or sexual boundary violations (sexual harassment etc.), to seek help. The links, below, were recommended by Robert Weiss, clinical director of the Sexual Recovery institute in Los Angeles.
The sites below contain information about determining if there is a problem, learning more about these problems, and treatments around the country. There is also information for professionals seeking to learn more about this work.
- www.safersociety.org – A non-profit agency for the prevention of sexual abuse. They provide referrals to treatment and publish a great deal of helpful books and materials about sexual abuse prevention. A good site for concerned parents, professionals and those with a sexual problem to find help and direction.
- www.atsa.org - The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers is an international organization focused specifically on the prevention of sexual abuse through effective management of sex offenders. The site is mostly dedicated to professionals; however those seeking help can write them for direction to a trained professional or program that treats these problems. They have links to outside agencies and helpful learning materials.
- www.sexualrecovery.com – The Sexual Recovery Institute Web site in Los Angeles. Helpful links to national 12-step support, books and self-tests along with a description of their treatment programming.
- www.sexhelp.com – The Web site of Dr. Patrick Carnes, leader in the sexual addiction field. Has extensive books, materials and direction for those seeking help with sexual addiction or sexual offending.
- www.csom.org – The Center for Sexual Offender Management. A U.S. Dept of Justice website with a full array of public policy, research and an overview of how effective community based sexual offender treatment can work. They also provide links to offender training and treatment programming around the U.S.
- www.sash.net – The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health – a national organization of professionals trainined in the treatment of sexual addiction and sexual offending. The site contains articles, helpful links and a database of therapists and treatment programs state by state in the U.S. and internationally.


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Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Windermere Real Estate is proud to partner with Gardner Economics on this analysis of the Western Washington real estate market. This report is designed to offer insight into the realities of the housing market.
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February 20, 2013
Time to Reality Check the Real Estate Market
Posted in Selling by OB Jacobi, President, Windermere Real Estate
The good news is that we're finally coming out of the housing slump of the past five-plus years. Housing is a major driving factor of the U.S. economy, so regardless of whether or not one owns a home, a stronger housing market is good for everyone.
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February 15, 2013
Ask the Experts: What do you want to know about home design?
Posted in Living by Tara Sharp
In March, Windermere real estate agents will be answering your questions about home design on the Windermere Blog and Facebook page. What do you want to know about getting your home ready to sell, designing your new space, home remodeling, architecture, and gardening?
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Baby Boomers Have Homebuilders Rethinking Home Design
Posted in Living by Shelley Rossi
The baby boomer generation, which is currently estimated to be aged between 48 and 67 years old, comprises almost one-third of the nation's population. The demand that this lucrative segment of the population has on housing is causing homebuilders to rethink how they design homes.
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Findings released May 7 from Northwestern Mutual's 2013 Planning and Progress study show 56% of respondents said they felt financially prepared to live to age 75.
Confidence fell when respondents considered the possibility of longer life spans. Forty-four percent said they were prepared to live to 85 and 35% said they could afford to live to 95.
"Although we can't break down the results by specific factors, we know that there are two potential risks that many Americans fail to consider—protecting their income from the possibility of an illness or injury that leaves them unable to work, and the possibility of needing long-term care," Greg Oberland, executive vice president of Northwestern Mutual, told AdvisorOne on Tuesday by email. "The reality is, experiencing a disability or a long-term care event can derail one's retirement plan."
Most respondents expect to retire in their 60s, but 32% anticipate retiring in their 70s and 10% will work until their 80s, the survey found. About half of respondents admitted they felt less financially secure than they thought they would be at this point in their lives, and just 43% said they felt financially secure over all.
Oberland added, "Protecting against long-term care and a disability should be a need-to-have, not a nice-to-have, in comprehensive financial security planning."
Northwestern Mutual also released a case study on May 7 that described the effect a two-year disability could have on a portfolio. The firm found a 40-year-old investor who contributes 10% of his annual income to a portfolio but purchases no disability insurance could lose as much as 30% if he were disabled at age 50. Another 40-year-old investor who also contributes 10% of his annual income to his portfolio but who uses part of that to purchase disability insurance may have accumulated less by age 65, but would suffer only an 8% hit to his portfolio if disabled at age 50 for two years.
Northwestern based its conclusions on its own disability claims data, which shows the average age a disability begins is 50, and approximately 60% of claims are resolved within two years.
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Greg Zipadelli (L) and Tony Stewart, during their early days together. Now together again, but in bigger roles (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
Greg Zipadelli puts it out flat clearly:
The main goal of this whole 2013 project, Zipadelli points out, isn't to please drivers or crews. It's to get fans more interested in this sport....after several years of declining interest and declining crowds.
"At the end of the day the most important thing is that this new car comes to the track and races good. We need to satisfy our fans. That's the most important thing.
"We know it's been a tough couple of years."
Just why new sheet metal and chassis stuff should radically shake things up in this part of the sports world isn't clear.
Nevertheless that's the push -- that the 2013s will help rally fans back to NASCAR racing.
As Tony Stewart's long-time confidante, sage counselor, chief strategist, and consigliere, going back to the days when both men were rookies on the stock car tour, Zipadelli has been through it all with the three-time NASCAR champion. The goods times, and the bad.
And last season wasn't really filled with a lot of the good times.
In fact Stewart's last real hurrah was that now infamous last lap at Talladega in the fall, when in his bid for victory and a shot to get back in the Sprint Cup title chase, Stewart missed badly in his move to chop off Michael Waltrip the last lap.
The video: here
The season had opened on such a series of highs. Coming off his dramatic 2011 championship, Stewart won Las Vegas, he won California, he won Daytona in July, and he finished second at Michigan and Sonoma.
However after winning on the seventh of July, Stewart's season began going downhill.
Steve Addington (L), Tony Stewart's crew chief, and Greg Zipadelli (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
The man charged with getting things turned around now is Zipadelli, now into his second season as competition director, and a man whose patience over the years with the often volatile Stewart has been amazing to watch.
The Stewart team is still a rather new team, all in all. And it's still expanding...and still struggling to get enough sponsors on the quarterpanels. Stewart says he's got nine 'open' races, teammate Ryan Newman has eight, and teammate Danica Patrick, this year to be her first full-time on the Cup tour, has three.
Competition director. It's a job that the man defines. And it means different things at different teams.
Zipadelli has grown into that job, just a year into it really, rather quickly.
But he says it hasn't been that easy, because he really misses the drama of being a crew chief.
"I miss it very much. I didn't realize how much I loved what I did...
"I've been a crew chief since I was 14, younger than the average person in this sport. And I didn't know till the Daytona 500 (last year) how much I missed it, when I went out to pit road and didn't know where my place was.
"...how much I miss it, and those butterflies and those wrenching decisions...
"It's amazing how that becomes such a part of your life."
"Being competition director has way less to do with the car than with people. I've got a (new) job and I'm trying to figure it out, and hopefully I can find a way to help these guys...."
A shoulder to lean on? "I talk to myself more than I ever have," Zipadelli says with a laugh.
Danica Patrick, Zipadelli's charge last season (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Zipadelli has shuffled some people around for 2013, moved crew chief Tony Gibson to Patrick's team, put Matt Borland in charge of Newman's team, and shuffled some of Stewart's road engineers back to the shop, where the new 2013s are a handful, and added some crewmen "who are full of life," to add some pizazz.
The 2013s are probably the biggest issue facing all teams as the year gets under way. Most have focused most efforts on their Daytona 500 cars, and only now are they really pushing full-bore on cars for the tour's many mid-sized tracks.
Testing? Well, there's been a lot of track time put in, but how much of that will translate to Sundays once the season gets going is unclear.
A major worry at the moment is what to expect at Daytona. The tour's only big test for the season opener ended in a big crash a week ago, and teams, already too short on sheet metal, packed up for home rather than risk tearing up more cars.
Zipadelli says he's got three Daytona cars for each of his three teams.
But he says the NASCAR template measurements this season will be even tighter than the past few seasons, so just about every part has to be measured specifically for each car. Fixing a ding, or worse, may not be possible, without major reworking to meet the NASCAR templates. Most major body parts are now stamped with serial numbers, and Zipadelli says he figures anyone messing with any of those body parts could be in for a big penalty. (That may well be part of the fallout from the Jimmie Johnson-Chad Knaus C-post controversy.)
That may mean that logistics and car count management may be critical in the early weeks of the new year.
And the new 2013s feature a number of small body tweaks -- like the refueling point in a new position -- that could upset a pit crew's timing.
Zipadelli, in the middle of a scrum with Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
The new 2013s are such a big PR gambit for NASCAR that the car changes may overshadow the drivers themselves early on. Stewart says the key to the new season is how well the teams themselves adjust to the new car, more than how the drivers adapt.
After some six years of running cars with identical 'common body' templates, the 2013s are designed to show more Detroit character lines. That's in part a major push by Detroit car makers, trying to keep this sport relevant to what they are trying to do -- sell passenger cars. And already Dodge/Chrysler officials have seen fit to drop NASCAR; NASCAR execs concede they see no particular move by Dodge/Chrysler to get back into this sport.
With such major changes in the cars, Zipadelli concedes one make could wind up with an early advantage. "You know what's going to happen -- if the Fords (for example) go out and run good, then everybody else is going to be bitching," Zipadelli says.
"Hopefully we won't see that for a while."
But Zipadelli says, from the competition side of his job, he would like for his men to have a lot more latitude in what they can do to their cars. "Those were really fun days, the late 1990s and early 2000s, when we were moving bodies and tweaking them, and making downforce," he says. "You'd show up one week and see what someone else had just done and say 'Holy cow, we've got to go back and get to work.'"
And back then you could go back to the shop and rebuild a car for the next race.
"Now it's frustrating, because we've lost a little of that."
From week to week teams would change things and rivals would complain to NASCAR, and it was something of a big circus. "And we were right in the middle of it, when we were running Pontiacs," Zipadelli said.
"But right now I don't think NASCAR is interested in going back and changing rear spoilers and front splitter to please manufacturers."
One major chassis change for this season is under the rear of the car, "where teams were doing a lot of crazy things with the swaybar, to hold the backs of these cars up (to add downforce).
"Another issue is figuring out the aero-balance, and where this car wants to be run (at what attitude, relative to the track), particularly in traffic...which nobody's really seen so far."
And that may be a big issue early in the season, that there simply hasn't been enough testing by teams and NASCAR to fully validate the engineering designs. For whatever reason, the 2013 project fell way behind schedule last season, parts were almost impossible to come by, for still inexplicable reasons, and teams finally demanded that NASCAR come up with a complete rules package, regardless, because they had to start building cars.
Stewart, an Indy-car champion once, remember, just made a difficult decision to turn down a very good offer from Roger Penske to drive for him in the Indianapolis 500. Stewart, who has twice done the Indy-Charlotte double, turned Penske down, though says it was an open-ended invitation that he might accept eventually.
Zipadelli is thus relieved. "I'm sure it tempted him," Zipadelli says. "But he's got a lot at stake in what he has here. Now I know some of you might not think he's shown a ton of maturity (here Zipadelli smiles), but he has shown some in a lot of areas and this is one.
"Who wouldn't be flattered to have that opportunity? But at the end of the day he knows he made the right decision. And he's still got a couple of good years left here (he turns 42 in May), and I don't think he's willing to give those up."
Okay, what did go wrong last season?
"I think we got off on a couple of things," Zipadelli says. "We built a couple of new cars, which didn't turn out to be any better than what we had.
"It was just a lot of little things."
He adds that coming off a championship season, "unless you're Jimmie Johnson," is tough.
This season? Zipadelli, like many right now, is uncertain of what to expect. "Until we line 43 cars up and race a couple of times, I'm not sure we'll know where we're at. But I think we're in as good a shape as anybody else."
Zipadelli is pinning a lot of hope on his engineers, particularly Borland, who he hopes "can steer that part of the ship."
One curious issue with the new cars seems to be that the noses and tails don't align that well, unlike in years past.
That was one reason for the big Daytona crash Jan. 11.
"There are so many different character lines and radiuses with the noses....and, face it, they (NASCAR officials) don't want these guys bump-drafting," Zipadelli says.
And how much of a distraction is Danica Patrick? Yes, she's a hot button item for sponsors, but 2011 was a bad year for her, and in running just 10 Cup events. This season she'll be running all 36. And so far she's been less than impressive on the track.
Zipadelli, though, and Stewart too both play up Patrick's positives.
"I worked with her last year (as Cup crew chief), and she's got a lot of heart and a lot of passion," Zipadelli says. "She listens, she's open to criticism. She gets it.
"I was really, truly amazed in how far she came in those few races. Look at Bristol, for example. She did an amazing job of growing throughout that weekend.
"When you have someone who is making progress, who has a good attitude, who is upbeat, and who really wants to be here and be part of this....."
Greg Zipadelli has been through it all with Tony Stewart in their many years together (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Great insight from veterans of the NASCAR garage, both you and Zipadelli. Your article really pulled back the curtain on the uncertainty of all teams gearing up for the 2013 season. My race watching season starts Friday at Daytona and will definitely be at THE track for Speedweek.
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BERLIN- With 2009 becoming 2010 this week, it's a good time to look back and reflect on some of the top sports stories of the year on the local front.
As usual, the outstanding accomplishments of the local scholar-athletes dominated the sports pages of The Dispatch week in and week out, both as teams and individuals. It was another record-breaking year on the local fishing scene with six new state records caught in various species including a whooping 1000-pound-plus blue marlin during the White Marlin Open.
There were so many great sports stories this year that boiling a list down to a Top Ten was again difficult, so with all due respect to all of the area athletes who left their mark on 2009, here is a look at a handful of the top stories that captured the attention of local sports enthusiasts over the last year:
Massive Blue Marlin Topples 20-Year-Old Record
'Wow' is about the only way to describe the massive 1,062-pound blue marlin that stunned the big crowd at the 36th Annual White Marlin Open this year, toppling a state and tournament record that had stood for 20 years.
When angler Robert Farris and the crew aboard the "No Problem" pulled into the marina at Harbour Island with the tail of a monster blue marlin hanging out of the stern of the boat, the big crowd sensed it was about to see something special. When the fish was hauled out of the cockpit of the "No Problem" and hoisted up the scale, it topped out at an amazing 1,062 pounds, upending a record that had stood since 1989.
Dr. Jim Daniel, fishing aboard the aptly named "Memory Maker" with Captain Marty Moran, set the previous tournament and state record back in 1989 with an amazing 942-pound blue marlin and it stood the test of time for 20 years, but the record finally came down on Wednesday night of Marlin Week with the 1,062-pound caught by veteran angler Ferris and the crew aboard the "No Problem." The blue marlin division was wide open going into Wednesday without a single qualifier weighed during the first two days of the tournament, but Farris and the "No Problem" crew all but settled the issue once and for all with the grander.
"Nontypical" Enjoys Remarkable Summer
Continuing a white hot streak that started back in May with the first mako shark caught in the waters off the coast of Ocean City and also included the first white marlin of the season and a new state record mako in the Ocean City Shark Tournament, Captain Terry Layton and the familiar crew on the "Nontypical" last week snagged a nice share of the White Marlin Open prize money, adding to the growing folklore of the memorable summer of 2009.
For Layton and the "Nontypical" crew, with a core group including Jim Hughes, Robert Phillips and Timmy McGuire, the summer of 2009 was anything but typical. In May, the crew caught the first mako of the year off Ocean City, setting the tone for what has become a remarkable offshore fishing season.
Layton, who owns and operates the family restaurant of the same name on 94th Street, followed that up by taking first- and third-place in the annual Mako Mania tournament. Three days after that, the "Nontypical," a sort of sport fishing David in a sea of much larger Goliaths, caught the first white marlin of the season to add another feather in its already well adorned cap. The following weekend, angler Jim Hughes and the "Nontypical" crew made headlines again, this time by catching a new state record 876-pound mako during the annual Ocean City Shark Tournament to take top honors in that event.
In August, the "Nontypical" crew was at it again, weighing an 83-pound white marlin on the second day of the world-famous White Marlin Open just minutes after the eventual winner, a 93-pounder, was weighed. Layton and the "Nontypical" crew eventually got bounced to third in terms of weight by an 85-pound beauty on the tournament's last day, but took home a large share of the white marlin division prize money.
Now, any one of those feats considered in and of itself would be a major accomplishment for most boats during a summer fishing season. Collectively, what collectively happened last summer was a monumental achievement by anybody's standards.
Decatur's Miller Wins Third State Title
Stephen Decatur's Danny Miller, one of the most decorated athletes in the school's history, punctuated an outstanding high school career last season with his third straight state wrestling championship.
Miller was one of six Seahawks wrestlers to compete in the state Class 4A-3A championship meet last weekend at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland and the only one to reach the finals and win a state championship. It was the third straight for the Seahawk standout, who won a Class 2A-1A title two years ago as a sophomore and won the championship again last year in the first season Decatur moved up in class to 4A-3A.
Miller was dominating again in the 189-pound weight class last weekend as he reached the finals again for the third straight year. The championship was just another feather in the cap of Miller's outstanding high school wrestling career. He finished the season with 139 career wins, becoming Decatur's all-time leader in career wins. He is now making an immediate impact on the Naval Academy wrestling team as a freshman.
Stephen Decatur Baseball Team Completes Perfect Regular Season
Stephen Decatur's varsity baseball team ran the table last spring, going 15-0 to complete a perfect regular season.
Using dominating pitching and timely hitting, coupled with a stingy defense, the Seahawks were perfect all year and rarely tested, their only close call coming in a come-from-behind win over Parkside in their last at-bat in early May. However, the magical run ended for the Seahawks with a first-round loss in the state Class 3A-East regional tournament to Bel Air as they fell to the Bobcats, 4-0.
Worcester-Decatur Lacrosse Rivalry Produces a Classic
The latest installment in the annual Stephen Decatur-Worcester Prep lacrosse rivalry lived up to the hype with the Mallards edging the Seahawks, 5-4, in an overtime thriller in front of a big bipartisan crowd at Seahawk Stadium in April.
After the two teams played to a 4-4 tie through two knock-down, drag out periods of regulation, Worcester Prep's Justin Butler scored a goal just minutes into the first overtime period to left the Mallards to a 5-4 win over their cross-town rivals. The heated contest was played in front of a big, sometimes hostile crowd at Seahawk Stadium, many of whom raced across town after watching the Decatur girls' varsity lacrosse team take down Mallard girls, 7-4, at Worcester Prep in another installment of the annual rivalry.
If it's true familiarity breeds contempt, the expression only applies between the lines on the lacrosse field for Decatur and Worcester. From whistle to whistle, both teams pounded each other, but after the game, players on both teams, many of whom compete together on various club and travel teams, shared handshakes and hugs. With Worcester playing in the ESIAC and Decatur playing in the Bayside Conference, there was little at stake in terms of standings or records, but the annual grudge match provides the winner with bragging rights for the entire next year.
Six State Fishing Records Fall
This year produced some remarkable results on the local fishing front with six new state records set during 2009 including the aforementioned 1000-pound plus blue marlin during the White Marlin Open and a 876-pound mako taken during the annual Ocean City Shark Tournament.
The amazing 2009 run began in June when two state records were set two days apart. Angler Jim Hughes on the "Nontypical" with Captain Terry Layton continued a red-hot early start to the season with an 876-pound mako caught during the shark tournament. The big shark topped the old mako record of 766 pounds set back in 1984.
It was later learned another state record fell a day earlier when angler Brent Applegit of Boulder, Colorado, fishing aboard the "Toy Boy," landed a 642-pound thresher shark, topping the previous record of 613 pounds set by angler Don Lorden back in 2003. For Applegit, the record-breaking thresher was the first shark he ever caught.
The run of new state records continued in July when angler Chris Toner, fishing aboard the "Fish Finder" with Captain Mark Sampson, caught a new state record cobia, a 71-pounder taken in about 12 fathoms near the Great Gull Reef on July 25. the cobia topped the existing record, a 67-pounder caught by local angler Mike Horsey in 2007.
The White Marlin Open has produced its share of record-breaking fish over the years, but the 2009 event was certainly one for the books. On Wednesday of Marlin Week, two new Maryland state records were broken including a massive 1,062-pound blue marlin and a 254-pound scalloped hammerhead shark. When angler Bob Ferris and the crew aboard the "No Problem" pulled into the marina at Harbour Island with the tail of a monster blue marlin hanging out of the stern, the big crowd sensed it was about to see something special.
When the fish was hauled out of the cockpit of the "No Problem" and hoisted up the scale, it topped out at an amazing 1,062 pounds, upending a WMO and state record that had stood for 20 years. Dr. Jim Daniel, fishing aboard the aptly named "Memory Maker" with Captain Marty Moran set the previous tournament and state record back in 1989 with an amazing 942-pound blue marlin that stood the test of time for two decades. Almost lost among the hoopla surrounding the new record blue marlin was another state record caught on the same day during the 2009 WMO. Angler Jamie Gill, fishing about the "Lisa," landed a 254-pound scalloped hammerhead shark on Wednesday of Marlin Week, which took the top spot in the shark category. It was later determined the hammerhead, caught by Gill at Massey's Canyon was also a new state record for the species, topping the old record by 60 pounds.
Finally, in November, angler Steve Doctor and the crew aboard the "Angler" landed a 62-pound golden tilefish during a three-day excursion. The new state record cobia toppled the existing state record, a 59.2-pounder caught by local captain Ron Callis back in May 2007.
Worcester Boys Wrap Perfect Season
In October, Worcester Prep's men's varsity soccer team added icing to its perfect season cake, beating Salisbury School, 1-0, in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) tournament title game to finish with an unblemished record.
The Mallards wrapped up the regular season with a 13-0 record, leaving only the ESIAC tournament standing between them and a perfect season. The Mallards dominated all year on their way to a perfect regular season during which they outscored their opponents by 63 goals. The domination continued with a pair of wins in the conference tournament culminating with a narrow win over old rival Salisbury School in the title game.
Decatur Wrestlers Win Sixth Conference Title in Row
In February, Stephen Decatur's varsity wrestling last weekend captured its sixth straight Bayside Conference tournament championship, sending seven wrestlers to the finals in their respective weight classes and winning two individual titles.
The Seahawks finished with an impressive 249 team points in the Bayside Conference tournament to easily coast to its sixth straight title. Easton was second with 204 points, followed by North Caroline (191), and St. Michael's and Queen Anne's (162) each. Decatur was dominating in the tournament once again, sending seven wrestlers into championship matches and collecting two titles, including Danny Miller at 189 pounds and Matt Doherty at 135 pounds.
The following week, the Seahawks made a great showing in the state Class 4A-3A East Region tournament, finishing second for the second straight year with six individual wrestlers advancing to the state tournament.
Decatur Girls Perfect Regular Season and Bayside Title
In May, Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity lacrosse team wrapped up a perfect 11-0 regular season and topped Kent Island, 14-9, in the Bayside Conference title game to collect its fourth straight title.
The Seahawks were dominating all season, running the table to finish a perfect 11-0. They continued their remarkable run with an impressive victory over Kent Island in the conference title match and earned to top seed in the state Class 3A-East region tournament. However, the Seahawks were upset in the first round by Annapolis, 7-5, after leading the contest 4-1 at the half.
Worcester Boys Regain Conference Crown
Worcester Prep's boys' varsity lacrosse team reclaimed its Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) title in May after taking a one-year hiatus from conference play.
The Mallards jumped out to an early lead and cruised to the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) tournament championship, beating visiting Gunston, 15-4, to win the title they had last won in 2007. Worcester did not play in the conference the previous year but returned to league play in 2009 and picked up right where they left off with another conference title.


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S&P 500 Closes at Another Record
Benchmark Flirts With 2000 Mark, but Finishes Just Short of Milestone
The S&P 500 index pushed above 2000 for the first time, but failed to hold on through the close of trading, as it managed to finish at a record for the 29th time this year.
The latest flirtation with a milestone for the five-year bull market rally comes as investor sentiment remains buoyed by relatively friendly Federal Reserve policy, moderate growth in the U.S. economy and healthy corporate profits.
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